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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | Becton, Texas, U.S. | August 23, 1926||||||
Died: | October 2, 2015 Arlington, Texas, U.S. | (aged 89)||||||
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College: | Texas Tech | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1949 / round: 23 / pick: 223 | ||||||
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Billie Rex Kelley (August 23, 1926 – October 2, 2015) was an American football player in the National Football League (NFL) who played tight end for the Green Bay Packers.[1] Kelley played college football for Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 23rd round of the 1949 NFL draft.[2] He played professionally for one season, in 1949, recording 17 catches for 222 yards and 1 touchdown.[3] Kelley died in Arlington, Texas, in 2015.[4]